Please tell us where the Kopek/Whirlpool name originated - (Author and Book Title, or Teacher). A sampler of my making dated 1974 contains the stitch called Woven Spider's Web. It is a much older stitch than that. Those of you who own Erica Wilson's 1973 big orange - Embroidery Book - will find the instructions on page 98. I'm quoting a book by a graduate of the Royal School of Needlework in London, because the correspondence we have read - about Kopek/Whirlpool - seems to originate in England. Inventing new names for well-established stitches confuses people concerned with passing on history that is as accurate as possible. Inventing will probably confuse researchers of the future, and I believe young stitchers should learn from those of us who have wielded needles for decades. Would very much appreciate if others would pick up the slack and participate, instead of remaining silent. Please - share if you've been exposed to lace and embroidery experts. This happens to be a stitch made with a threaded needle, with the eye end of the needle used to weave. It can be worked in-the-air (lace) or anchored on a pre-existing foundation fabric (embroidery).
Arachne translates to spider (and the Greek Goddess of that name). All reading Lace@arachne should know about woven and whipped spider's webs because of this ancient history connected to our name. Jeri Ames in MaineLace and Embroidery Resource Center In a message dated 2/21/2019 9:31:01 AM Eastern Standard Time: Hi Fellow Arachnids, Thank you for posting the photos, Clare. I can now see that both Kopek (a small Russian coin) and whirlpool fillings are what we would call a Russian spider. Joepie, in overcast but relatively warm Sussex, UK ------------------------ From: Clare Lewis Sent: 20 February 2019 23:58 To: J R Cc: Arachne Reply<mailto:lace@arachne.com> Subject: Re: [lace] Kopek/Whirlpool filling <A kopek is a Russian coin. > I discovered that a kopek is a heck of a lot of different things in different languages when I tried to Google for an answer to my question! Anyway, thanks in no small part to a very patient Sue Babbs I have now uploaded three photos to the Arachne Flickr page showing the top and underside of a kopek filling. Clare L Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
